White Chocolate-Almond Dipped Cookies Recipe

“These easy-to-make cookies are very popular. You can also try milk chocolate and walnuts for dipping. They taste like a completely different cookie but are just as delicious!” —Trisha Kruse, Eagle, Idaho

Nutritional Facts

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in extract. Gradually add flour and mix well. Stir in apricots.

Roll 1 tablespoonful of dough into a 2-1/2-in. log; shape into a crescent. Repeat. Place 2 in. apart on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 10-14 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.

In a microwave, melt candy coating; stir until smooth. Dip half of each cookie in coating; allow excess to drip off. Press into almonds; place on waxed paper. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.Yield: 3 dozen.

Originally published as White Chocolate-Almond Dipped Cookies in Taste of Home
October/November 2010, p77